Childhood After-school Activities

Childhood After-School Activities

Nikita, who has since given birth to daughters Felicia Day Carwin and Disco Carwin, doesn't have the time or money to get all the skill-gaining equipment he might want. Luckily, there are new options for kids to give them something to do and keep them out of their parents' hair!

Nikita heads over to the school to sign Felix up for an afterschool activity. Teens get more options as explained in the Teenage After-school Activities section; children only get two. Nikita can sign Felix up for either scouts or ballet, but not both. Because she doesn't want Felix beaten up immediately on the playground, she signs him up for the scouts.

Both activities are non-discriminatory, so either boys or girls can sign up, so long as they limit themselves to only a single activity. Felix is still expected to do his homework and attend school, but the trade off is that he has the chance of gaining job skills and other benefits from being in the program.

We can check Felix's progress through the Jobs panel; for all intents and purposes, after-school activities are like part-time jobs. A child's Jobs panel typically shows their progress in school, but a button on the lower part of the panel lets you see their level in their chosen activity, as well as their schedule. Activities are only held three days per week, so kids will have plenty of time for other things.

Both activities are positive-only changes, as long as you don't mind having the kids stay in school for a few extra hours every week.

If you ever change your mind, you can head back to the school and opt to take your child out of the activity.